The game is almost 10 years old, but I just played it for the first time.

Considering how delighted I was discovering GTAIV (details, physics, lightning) I was already sitting down to V with a certain standard in my head. I perfectly remember a similar feeling when I sat down to VC after III.


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I won't elaborate, the game tastes like a really well-cooked, spiced dish, served just the way I wanted it, but damn, I didn't define "it" before.

I remember a scene from the movie "Coffee and Cigarettes" Watch! The lady is sitting in a pub, drinking coffee the way she likes it. The waiter comes up, supposedly asking whether to refill, but without waiting for an answer, he pours more. Annoyed, she points out to him that she already had the perfect color and temperature and it was great (the coffee).

Now:

1. Was the physics in GTA IV better? Yes, it was, I noticed, but was it that much better? :wink: Not until I looked at those videos like "Why GTAIV is better than V?"
   
   
2. Are missions in V absurd and unrealistic? (because that's what I was told) Strangely enough, no, there are some unusual ones, but nowhere near the level of San Andreas!
   
   
3. Is the plot worse, incoherent? No, because this game is one big sandbox in which the creators skillfully entwined a lot of allusions. The plot isn't like one signature Christmas dish (like in VC or IV). It's like a great feast buffet where I leave full and having tasted everything, and at the end, someone next to me asked: "Have you tried this?" Works for me.

In III and IV I missed wild, extra-urban areas, so I liked playing Mafia for instance. However, I will never forget the first time in SA I drove from San Fierro to Las Venturas, through those desert hills in Bone Country. I felt the same when I jumped in Trevor's shoes for the first time.

The difference between the possibilities in VC and SA was huge, in the latter, the latter there was too much of everything, and it was overwhelming. Here, it's fine, lots of mini-games (golf, tennis, yoga, etc.), enough clothes, plus jet ski, planes, car tuning. I am filled, not overfed.


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Interestingly, I've managed to avoid spoilers over the years. I knew that the game bows to movies, among others "Heat" (1995), but I didn't know it was that much! I dressed the characters in the screen above on purpose, because they are Waingro, Donald Breedan, and Neil McCauley respectively.



Michael started out as my favorite character and ended up being the most irritating and a bit grossed out. His attitude and character can be summed up in his final words in the A-final:

Surviving is winning, Franklin, everything else is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Fairy tales spun by people too afraid to look life in the eye. Whatever it takes, kid: survive.

Keyword: Survival.



When Trevor killed John in the beginning, I thought it was an exaggerated attempt to show how dangerous and unpredictable he is. But since then, he's only gotten better. Definitely the most coherent and deep character, despite the apparent madness. His attitude and character can be summed up in his final words in the B-final:

Well, I can't! You're turning on him? I've had enough traitors in my life!

Keyword: Authenticity.



Franklin, Franklin... everything and nothing, fun and boredom. I enjoyed playing it the least but ended up losing the most hours with him. Because he is practical, he has the most useful skill, funny dialogue. A bit like beating the fourth wall, in style, the least interesting character from the "viewer" point of view, but the most necessary from the "player" point of view.

Keyword: I don't know, maybe the Fourth Wall.


I like immersing in the presented world the most, and with the enormity and variety of LS and Blaine Country and the possibility of playing from the FPP view, GTAV is a great pleasure.

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Random encounters are surprising. The biggest WTF I had was when I met two old men on the road trying to rape a girl. I laughed when I picked up a drunk couple and they started banging in the back of the car. Definitely an adult game, I reminded myself when I saw the short film "The Loneliest Robot in Great Britain" at the cinema.

I would love to release a series in which I play without radar, hud, in FPP, and roleplay. The only thing missing is the physics from IV. On the other hand, it's GTA after all, and you can really have fun with V.


I forgot about the muuusic. Countless stations, I didn't have time to listen to everything yet, but the absolute number 1 is the track when we pause the game: Listen!

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